Jon Kaas is a neuroscientist and professor here at Vanderbilt University. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and is responsible for discovering areas of the brain, such as the middle temporal area (MT) and the dorsomedial area. Professor Kaas has an h-index of 127, making him a very productive researcher on campus. Kaas’s research, in general, has demonstrated the great degree of plasticity that mature nervous systems have.